I never understood PINs being part of Windows Hello.

First of all, PINs are often shorter than an average password.
Second, the PIN length is fixed, making it even easier for an attacker.
Third, the PIN address space is often fixed to digits, making it easier for an attacker.

I know if I was an attacker, I'd prefer an 8 digit PIN to a variable length password, that may (not must) include uppercase, lower case, numerical, or special characters.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a biologist of any type, but as a layman...

I'm guessing that smaller fish had a better chance of escaping from the nets, so the next generation tended to be smaller.

Different political environment. With the WTFs coming from Washington, this appears to be politcally motivated ("digital independence") as opposed to the previous (Munich) effort's financial motivation.

It would be difficult for MS to offer big enough discounts to cover a decree of "No Software From the USA"

That was SPEX's evidence and theories.

Nah, they'll get a coupon for $10 off a WD drive.

It's impossible to make anything idiot proof, because idiots are so ingenious.

Honestly, the only iThing I own is a phone, so I may be off here. But... From what I'm seeing in the comments, the iPad (Pro) seems like decent hardware (maybe missing some useful ports), hobbled by mediocre software.

The problem is that if they tried to merge MacOS and iPadOS, you'd wind up with... the Apple equivalent of Windows 8. There's no way in hell that Tim would allow that.

Bob is my co-pilot.

It was supposed to be "Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money"

Thanks. I was wondering the same thing.

Yep. HP printers used to be synonymous with tank as in "Sherman tank". Now they're synonomyous with tank as in "septic tank".

Yeah, but iOS NT 3.5 will be the most secure.

Because the test is online, and therefore you need an internet connection?

Texas bans VPNs as people realize they can use them to get around any vendor geoblocking.

Thank you. I came here for this.